The series consists mainly of five books, namely:
- The Lightning Thief
- The Sea of Monsters
The Titan's Curse
- The Battle of The Labyrinth
- The Last Olympian
The Lightning Thief
The Lightning Thief is the first book in the series. It was released on June 28, 2005.
During a field trip to a museum, Percy is attacked by a "Fury" disguised as his Pre-Algebra teacher, Mrs. Dodds, and he causes her to vaporize using a sword given to him by Mr. Brunner, his Latin teacher. After Mrs. Dodds is killed, no one from his school remembers her,except for Mr. Brunner and Percy's best friend Grover. One day, when Percy gets frustrated from studying for his Latin exam (Percy, as a demigod, has both ADHD and dyslexia), he goes to Mr. Brunner for help, and overhears a conversation regarding his safety at the school between his teacher and his best friend, Grover.
At the end of the school year, Percy leaves the boarding school for his home. His mother, Sally, tells him that the two of them are to spend time at a cabin in Montauk, a beach that Percy had gone to when he was younger. One night while at the cabin, Grover, revealing himself to be a satyr, warns the two of them to leave immediately. Sally drives them to Camp Half-Blood, a safe hideout for demigods, where no monster can enter its bounds. Before reaching the camp, they are attacked by the Minotaur. They reach the camp border, but Sally is transformed into a shimmer of gold and dissipates after being attacked and Grover is rendered unconscious. Percy tears off one of the Minotaur's horns and uses it to destroy the beast before passing out from exhaustion.
When he wakes, he finds himself at Camp Half-Blood and sees Mr. Brunner, who turns out to be a centaur named Chiron, along with Annabeth Chase, a daughter of Athena. Percy is soon claimed by his Olympian parent, Poseidon, the God of the Sea, since he is accused of stealing Zeus' master lighting bolt. Although Percy insists that he is innocent, Zeus refuses to believe him. Percy, Annabeth, and Grover are given a quest to retrieve the lightning bolt and believe Hades, the God of the Underworld, to be the thief and Sally's captor. As they travel to the Underworld they face numerous mythological monsters, including Medusa, Echidna, and the Furies. The trio come face to face with Hades, who does not have the bolt and asks them to find his Helm of Darkness, which has also been stolen. The three escape from the Underworld, Percy fights Ares, the God Of War, and they retrieve the stolen items. They revisit Hades, who returns Sally safely. In the end, they learn that the real thief was Luke Castellan, a son of Hermes and the camper who had befriended Percy when he first arrived at Camp Half-Blood. He had stolen the bolt to allow Kronos, the King of the Titans, a chance to rise again. Before leaving the camp, Luke tries to kill Percy using a poisonous scorpion, which Percy kills after Luke left him with it.
The Sea of Monsters
The Sea of Monsters is the second installment in the series, released on April 1, 2006.
If Thalia's tree (Thalia was a daughter of Zeus about to die, but he turned her into a tree to protect Camp Half-Blood) fully dies, then the camp borders will no longer be protected and more monsters will start attacking the camp. Chiron (the camp's head instructor) is accused of poisoning the tree and is banned from the camp. After Chiron has left, Percy has a dream about Grover in a wedding dress because Polyphemus, a huge, deadly cyclops wishes to marry him, thinking he is a female cyclops. Later in the dream, Grover warns Percy, "Don't let me die!" This will continue unless they find another way to protect the camp borders or the camp will be overrun by monsters.
Percy then finds out that Tyson is his half-brother and a cyclops. To save the tree, a quest is given to find the Golden Fleece. Clarisse La Rue, a daughter of Ares, will lead the quest to find the Golden Fleece. Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson sneak off, not just for the Golden Fleece, but to find Grover Underwood. They meet Luke on his ship, the Princess Andromeda, but are able to escape. They soon join with Clarisse on her quest. Her ship is destroyed passing through the Sea of Monsters and Annabeth and Percy continue their search for Grover after becoming separated from the others. After encountering the Sirens and Circe, Annabeth and Percy reach the Polyphemus' cave. They are able to rescue Grover and Clarisse and Tyson helps defeats Polyphemus. They recover the Fleece and head to Miami. Clarisse heads to camp and the others are captured by Luke. They are about to be killed before Chiron and the Party Ponies (other centaurs) rescue them and take them back to camp. The Fleece is able to save the tree, but it also revives Thalia, whose spirit was in the tree.
The Titan's Curse
The Titan's Curse is the third installment in the series. It was released on May 1, 2007.
Percy, Annabeth and Thalia are sent to a gloomy boarding school to rescue two half bloods whom Grover found, Bianca and Nico di Angelo. While on this mission, they are attacked by a Manticore, and are saved from the goddess Artemis and her Hunters, all of which were girls from age 10-14. How ever as Annabeth also tries to help kill the Manticore, she falls with it and is stuck with Luke. Artemis goes on a quest to help Annabeth, not telling anyone.
As soon as she is captured by Luke and his army, her lieutenant Zoe Nightshade, Bianca, Thaila and Grover go on a quest. Percy, not being invited along by the Hunters because he was male, follows them on Blackjack, a pegasus who is grateful for being saved by Percy. He is caught out by Dionysus and he tells Percy to pursue the others. He does and joins the quest group. How ever, as the prophecy told, Bianca is killed in a place where no water is found, and Zoe is killed by her father Atlas, who Percy had dreamt about. Atlas was to be the General for Kronus's army but now cannot and that is a win for the demigods and Hunters. Thalia replaces Zoe as Artemis' lieutenant during the gods' summit. Thalia's induction as a lieutenant of Artemis ensures that she never reaches 16, thus escaping the prophecy but leaving Percy as the only one who can fulfill it. Eventually Percy rescues Annabeth by taking Atlas' place in holding the sky, and they trick Atlas into his original position again. They return to camp and Percy informs Nico about Bianca's death. He blames Percy, accusing him of failing to protect her and runs away. Percy learns that the underworld god, Hades, is Nico's father.
The Battle of the Labyrinth
The Battle of the Labyrinth is the fourth installment in the series.It was released on May 6, 2008.
After being attacked by monsters, Percy returns to Camp Half-Blood and learns about the labyrinth. During a war game, Annabeth and Percy find an entrance into the Labyrinth in camp. Percy soon learns that Luke will use the entrance to lead his army through the Labyrinth straight into the heart of camp. Annabeth is chosen to lead a quest to prevent it, and chooses to bring Tyson,Percy,and Grover, even though it was traditional to bring only 2 companions on a quest, as explained by Chiron. While in the Labyrinth, Percy and Annabeth become separated from Grover and Tyson. They encounter Nico, who begins to forgive Percy.
Percy and Annabeth arrive under Mount St. Helens, where Annabeth kisses Percy. Percy accidentally causes St. Helens to erupt and washes ashore on Calypso's Island. He returns, rather than staying with her, stating that she would always be his biggest "what-if". Then he and Annabeth recruit Rachel Dare to be a guide in the Labyrinth, finding her sight and knowledge useful for the quest. Daedalus is shown to be alive and to have given Ariadne's string to Luke. They find Grover and Tyson and discover Pan, and Grover tells him that he must return to the world. But, Pan says that he cannot come and before dying tells Grover to spread the word that Great God Pan has died. Grover does what he is told. Percy also finds Luke's body in Kronos' coffin, saying that there was a hole where Luke's heart should have been. After Pan's warning, they flee to camp, trying to stop the invasion. Kronos' forces attack the camp but are defeated. After the battle, Daedalus sacrifices himself to destroy the Labyrinth, as its tied to his lifeforce of the time.
The Last Olympian
The Last Olympian, the fifth and final book in the Percy Jackson series, was released on May 5, 2009.
Percy Jackson learns that Kronos' forces are preparing to attack Olympus. Seeking to defeat Kronos, Percy bathes in the River Styx, making his body invincible except one small chosen part of his body. Kronos leads a siege of New York City and puts its citizens to sleep. Percy leads the campers, Hunters, nature spirits, and centaurs to protect Mount Olympus from Kronos and his forces.
While they protect Olympus, the gods hold down the titan Typhon as he makes his way to New York. Kronos, possessing Luke's body, forces his way into Olympus and battles Percy in Olympus' throne room. Typhon reaches New York but is defeated after the arrival of Poseidon's forces. Luke is able to overcome Kronos. Percy gives him Annabeth's knife, and Luke stabs himself in his mortal spot (as he also was invulnerable from bathing in the River Styx) to temporarily destroy Kronos and save Mount Olympus. The gods reward Percy and his friends, and offer him immortality. He rejects the offer, but they grant him one request. He requests the gods to claim all their children and to have cabins for all the gods, including the minor ones. Rachel Elizabeth Dare becomes the Oracle and recites the next great prophecy. At the end Percy and Annabeth earnestly start their relationship.
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